empyrean

Definitions


[ɛmˈpɪrɪən], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to heaven or the sky
(e.g: the empyrean domain where human will and God's will became as one)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): via medieval Latin from Greek empurios, from en- ‘in’ + pur ‘fire’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century


[ɛmˈpɪrɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire
(e.g: the unapproachable splendour of the empyrean)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): via medieval Latin from Greek empurios, from en- ‘in’ + pur ‘fire’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century




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